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I bought a new set of tires for my truck and noticed the rear tires are about 60 percent now after just 7500 miles. I do all city driving locally within a 10 mile radius just in neighborhoods cause I use it to haul my mowers. Well I have a side gate on my trailer that holds a 1000 pound mower up front. Truck didn't do this before, so i'm surprised the extra 1500 pounds causes this much extra wear. I wonder if it's the constant stopping and going that wears the tires more than the weight. I don't do burn outs or drive aggressively.
This truck came from the factory with Michelins and I got like 55,000 miles out of that first set. I think they did something special with that set because after that the most I've gotten was like 40,000 miles out of a set and apparently any other brand is even worse. Also that original set of Michelins although lasted a long time, had horrible grip when it was wet, so it makes me wonder if dodge had them make the rubber extra hard or something.
This truck came from the factory with Michelins and I got like 55,000 miles out of that first set. I think they did something special with that set because after that the most I've gotten was like 40,000 miles out of a set and apparently any other brand is even worse. Also that original set of Michelins although lasted a long time, had horrible grip when it was wet, so it makes me wonder if dodge had them make the rubber extra hard or something.